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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

NORMON s. PARKER, OF sALEM, OREGON.

TWO-WHEELED VEHICLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part oi' Letters Patent No. 375,565, dated December 27, 1887.

Application filed August 11, 1887. Serial No. 246.710. (N0 model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, NoRMoN S. PARKER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Salem, in the county of Marion and State of Oregon, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Two-Wheeled Vehicles; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to the means for supporting the body of a two-wheeled vehicle upon the axle; and it consists in a rectangular frame supported by bars secured to the axle above and below the same, the body being supported by elliptical springs between the frame and the body.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the ve-. hicle, and Fig. 2 is a bottom view of the rectangular frame.

In the drawings, Ais the axle; BB,the wheels; 0, the body; D D, the side rails, and E E the end rails of the rectangular frame. The frame is secured to the axle by four bars, F G, arranged in pairs on each side, each bar being bolted at opposite ends to the ends of the frame, and secured at the centers to the axle by clips at a. The outer bars, F F, on each side, pass over the axle, while the inner bars, G G, on each side, pass under the same. This is an important feature, since the frame is thus held securely and firmly in place. At the center of the end rails are secured elliptical springs vals.

pose of raising or lowering the outer ends of the thills to accommodate the vehicle to different sizes of horses. There will ordinarily be enough spring in the thills to permit their adjustment, which in no case will be very large and only required at infrequent inter- This construction produces a light and strong two-wheeled vehicle which rides very smoothly and easily.

I claim as my invention- In a two wheeled vehicle, the axle and a rectangular frame above the same, in combination with four supporting-bars, F F G G, arranged in pairs on the two sides of the frame, each bar being connected at its ends to the front and rear ends of the frame and at its center to the axle, the outer bars, F F, of each pair passing above the axle, and the inner bars, G G, of each pair passing beneath the axle, springs connected to the rear and front ends of said frame, and the vehicle-body resting on said springs, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

NORMON S. PARKER. Witnesses:

A. M. REID, J. O. GARDNER. 

